Operators enthused by Bristol development

Revised proposals for the final phases of the regeneration of Bristol's Wapping Wharf have been submitted to Bristol City Council, with hospitality operators excited by the plans.

If approved, the plans for Wapping Wharf North will secure the future of the CARGO independent businesses and create a go-to leisure destination on the city docks, giving pub and bar operators the opportunity to thrive in the area. 

They project will also provide sustainable new homes, shops, restaurants, takeaways and workspaces, together with landscaped public spaces and more natural habitats for wildlife to improve biodiversity.

"The shipping containers made it really easy to start a new business but it’s what’s inside them that’s important," says pub operator Josh Eggleton, owner of Wapping Wharf-based restaurants Root and Salt & Malt. "With the revised plans, the look and feel of the shipping containers will be instilled into the new building. The new development will allow us to grow, to invest in our businesses and our staff."

The proposals, by developers and owners of Umberslade, have been significantly revised following two years of consultation with Wapping Wharf traders, residents, stakeholders, advisory bodies and the wider public. 

The development will create a permanent and improved new home for the businesses in CARGO, with small independent businesses selling groceries and produce in a continental-style covered market called CARGO Hall, surrounded by takeaways and casual dining businesses with outdoor seating. Upper floors will have dine-in restaurants with green outdoor terraces offering views across the harbour.

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